2024
Utility of next generation sequencing to unequivocally establish clonality in synchronous vs metastatic endometrial and ovarian carcinomas
Greenman M, Bellone S, Hartwich T, Buza N, Santin A. Utility of next generation sequencing to unequivocally establish clonality in synchronous vs metastatic endometrial and ovarian carcinomas. Gynecologic Oncology Reports 2024, 56: 101524. PMID: 39435258, PMCID: PMC11492078, DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2024.101524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOvarian carcinomaNext generation sequencingPrimary uterine tumorsDiagnostically challenging casesOvarian tumorsPrimary tumorUterine tumorsEndometrial malignancyMetastatic tumorsAdjuvant treatmentClonal relationshipTargeted therapyUtilization of next generation sequencingTumor clonalityGeneration sequencingProtein expression profilesTumorChallenging casesImprove outcomesCarcinomaGold standardGenetic landscapeMalignancyClonalityExpression profiles
2018
Mutational landscape of primary, metastatic, and recurrent ovarian cancer reveals c-MYC gains as potential target for BET inhibitors
Li C, Bonazzoli E, Bellone S, Choi J, Dong W, Menderes G, Altwerger G, Han C, Manzano A, Bianchi A, Pettinella F, Manara P, Lopez S, Yadav G, Riccio F, Zammataro L, Zeybek B, Yang-Hartwich Y, Buza N, Hui P, Wong S, Ravaggi A, Bignotti E, Romani C, Todeschini P, Zanotti L, Zizioli V, Odicino F, Pecorelli S, Ardighieri L, Silasi DA, Litkouhi B, Ratner E, Azodi M, Huang GS, Schwartz PE, Lifton RP, Schlessinger J, Santin AD. Mutational landscape of primary, metastatic, and recurrent ovarian cancer reveals c-MYC gains as potential target for BET inhibitors. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 116: 619-624. PMID: 30584090, PMCID: PMC6329978, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1814027116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsAzepinesBRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinCell Line, TumorClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesFemaleHumansMiceMutationNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOvarian NeoplasmsProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mycTriazolesTumor Suppressor Protein p53Xenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsOvarian cancerWhole-exome sequencingC-myc amplificationRecurrent tumorsPrimary tumorBET inhibitorsChemotherapy-resistant diseaseRecurrent ovarian cancerLethal gynecologic malignancyBilateral ovarian cancerChemotherapy-resistant tumorsPrimary metastatic tumorsMutational landscapeSomatic mutationsFresh-frozen tumorsGynecologic malignanciesMetastatic tumorsPrimary cell linesC-MYC gainPIK3CA amplificationTranscoelomic metastasisTherapeutic targetPatientsMetastatic abilityTumorsMicroRNA signatures discriminate between uterine and ovarian serous carcinomas
Hui P, Gysler SM, Uduman M, Togun TA, Prado DE, Brambs CE, Nallur S, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Santin AD, Weidhaas JB, Ratner ES. MicroRNA signatures discriminate between uterine and ovarian serous carcinomas. Human Pathology 2018, 76: 133-140. PMID: 29518404, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2018.02.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCarcinomaDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMicroRNAsMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasms, Cystic, Mucinous, and SerousOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOvarian NeoplasmsPhenotypePredictive Value of TestsReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesTranscriptomeUterine NeoplasmsConceptsHigh-grade serous carcinomaOvarian serous carcinomaSerous carcinomaOvarian malignancyPrimary ovarian high-grade serous carcinomaOvarian high-grade serous carcinomaMiRNA signatureEndometrial serous carcinomaHigh-grade ovarian serous carcinomaUterine serous carcinomaEndometrial counterpartOvarian primaryTaqMan Low Density Array technologySynchronous primariesEndometrial cancerMetastatic tumorsCarcinomaPrimary siteSignature panelPathological determinationMicroRNA signatureSignificant discriminatory powerCancer cellsMalignancyLineage characteristics